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PhiladelphiaYouth OrchestraPhiladelphiaYoung Artists OrchestraPhiladelphiaYoung Musicians OrchestraPRYSMBravo BrassTune Up Philly
Showcase 2017
Sunday 26 March • 3:00 PM Verizon Hall • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Louis Scaglione, Music DirectorPhiladelphia Youth Orchestra
Presents
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philadelphia youth orchestra showcase 2017
Philadelphia Youth OrchestraLouis Scaglione • President & Music Director
Rick Williams • Master of CeremoniesThe Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts • Verizon Hall
3:00 PM • Sunday • March 26 • 2017
P R O G R A M
The Blue Danube, Op. 314 Johann Strauss, Jr.
Philadelphia Young Musicians OrchestraKenneth Bean • Conductor
Songs Without Words Gustav Holst Arranged by Christina Hans
PRYSM Young ArtistsAndrea Weber • Conductor
Romanian Folk Dances Béla Bartók Joc Cu Bâta Brâul
PRYSM & PRYSM Young ArtistsGloria dePasquale • Conductor
Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 40 Edvard Grieg I. Praelude
PRYSMGloria dePasquale • Conductor
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Antonin Dvorák IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Philadelphia Young Artists OrchestraRosalind Erwin • Conductor
Latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate time in the concert. The use of photographic and recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
As a courtesy to the performers and fellow concert-goers, please disconnect all cell phones prior to the performance.
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I N T E R M I S S I O N
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Traditional Arranged by Shinichi Suzuki
The City School Fairmount ViolinsAndrea Weber & Mandy Wolman • Leaders
Theme from New World Symphony Antonin Dvorák Arranged by Mallory Tittle
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center, and Saint James School Clarinets
Mallory Tittle • Leader
“O Come Little Children” Traditional Arranged by Paul SmithOstinato Andantino Paul SmithAmazing Grace Traditional Arranged by Paul Smith
Tune Up Philly OrchestraPaul Smith • Conductor
Earle of Oxford’s March William Byrd Arranged by Elgar HowarthPavan John Bull Arranged by Elgar HowarthThe Bells William Byrd Arranged by Michael Allen
Bravo BrassPaul Bryan • Conductor
The Firebird: Suite (1919 version) Igor Stravinsky I. Introduction II. The Firebird and Its Dance III. Variation of the Firebird IV. Round of the Princesses V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei VI. Lullaby VII. Finale
Philadelphia Youth OrchestraLouis Scaglione • Conductor
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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • Showcase 2017
Rick Williams Master of Ceremonies
We are pleased to welcome 6abc Anchor Rick Williams back to PYO as the host of today’s Showcase. In 2014, we were honored that Rick was the narrator at the PYAO Christmas concert when he nar-rated ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Rick Williams has kept 6abc viewers informed for more than 25 years as an anchor and reporter. For much of that time he has, and continues to, anchor the number-one rated Action News at Noon and Action News at 5pm broadcasts.
Rick also reports for Action News’ weekly “Crimefighters” series. Before that, Rick co-anchored Action News Mornings, helping to create a dominant early morn-ing program alongside Monica Malpass and Cecily Tynan.
Rick arrived in Philadelphia in 1988 from WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. Before that, he worked in Huntington, West Virginia and Washington D.C., where he also worked in radio and attended college at Howard University.
Although Rick was born in New York, he considers himself a true Philadelphian and has spent much of his time off helping to uplift the community and inspire young people in their academic endeavors. He currently sits on the board of Philadelphia Futures, a non-profit organization that mentors college-bound Philadelphia students. He is also a board member of the Moorestown Theater Company, and has taken the stage in a few musical productions with his family and friends.
While Rick has covered a variety of big events and has interviewed various presi-dents, politicians and celebrities, one of his favorite assignments is hosting the 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade along with Cecily Tynan every year since 2009.
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VioloncelloDaniel J. Kim, PrincipalSabine Jung, Associate PrincipalJoy Zhao, Assistant PrincipalDaniel T. KimKatherine QuinnRobin ParkJason ShuDaniel Y. KimKail YuanShizhuo DuanSeol-Yee LeeJordan BrooksNathan KimShangen LuRose NiYoung Young Wang
Double BassJustin Cao, PrincipalEion Lyons, Associate PrincipalHannah Perron, Assistant PrincipalSami JamiesonRaymond ZhangGregory PadillaSophia KelsallBraden EllisAnthony Christou
Louis Scaglione Music Director and Conductor
Violin IJason Vassiliou, ConcertmasterStephanie van Duijn, Associate ConcertmasterFiyi Adebekun, Assistant ConcertmasterAllyson CohenJohn MayHiroto SaitoCatelyn HuangIsabella EgawaAustina LinVeronique ShaftelJoanna KuoKathryn SongAndrew PaiRachel ZimmermanJolade AdebekunEric GaoRamya MuthukrishnanGrace WeiDaniel ChoDavid Kwon
Violin II Lily Mell, PrincipalChloe Cho, Associate PrincipalSarah Kim, Assistant PrincipalAnne LiuAlyssa KimKarthik YegneshSteven ZhangRebecca KimPortia MaidmentMaxwell ChambersOlivia Brody-BizarAkili FarrowShannon QuinnJenna KimRaphael LopezBoglarka KearneyVanessa PoeDerrick Pondexter-LeeCarly SollAllen Sun
ViolaConor McAvinue, PrincipalChristopher Dahlke, Associate PrincipalSarah S. Jang, Assistant PrincipalVera LeeJoshua BawMicaela GrecoZebadiah CoombsClara BouchIsabelle D’AmicoDavid ShapiroNicolette Sullivan-CozzaIsabella MaloneyRobert BrosnanHarry Kim
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2016–2017
Flute/PiccoloBetty Ben-DorJessica LynchHannah Silverberg *Olin Wei
Oboe/English HornBranch BuehlerNina Haiyin Cheng *Hsihsin Liu
Clarinet/Bass ClarinetJun ChoiDaniel J. Kim *Jae Hoon KimWilliam KlotsasMaria Thomas
Bassoon/Contra BassoonTara FrederickAnand IyerNolan Wenik *Dotan Yarden
French HornEmerson AhnHenry CrockerIsaac DuquetteGregory GreeneEtienne Kambara *Benjamin KenzakowskiPaige RichardsJordan Robinson
TrumpetRobert Kellar *Erik LarsonDallas TaylorJosue Villegas
TromboneDonovan AustinMohan BiswasNoah SteinEhren Valmé *
TubaEvan Sacks-Wilner *
PercussionReilly Bova *Christopher CarlsonHeidi ChuHaley CowanChristian Ortolf
HarpSarina Marone *
Piano/CelesteImmanuel Mykyta-Chomsky *Justin Yeo
* Section Leader
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2016–2017
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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2016–2017
Louis Scaglione President and Music Director
This season, Maestro Scaglione celebrates his 20th anniversary with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization. Under his leadership, the organization has grown to include six program divisions and more than 525 students. Maestro Scaglione is deeply committed to the greater Philadelphia cultural and educational com-munity, and has served on numerous nonprofit boards and committees. He has extensive experience as a nonprofit executive, and also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Philly Pops.
Scaglione’s tenure began in 1997, when Joseph Primavera, who served as PYO’s Music Director for 51 years, appointed him Conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra. In 1999, Maestro Scaglione was named Associate Conductor of the PYO organization, becoming the organization’s first Executive Director two years later. In 2003, Scaglione accepted the position of President, and upon Maestro Primavera’s retirement two years later, he became the organization’s fifth Music Director, President and CEO.
Maestro Scaglione has led the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on several international concert tours, with destinations includ-ing The 1998 World Youth Music Forum in Moscow; the Czech Republic and Italy (2000); China (2002); eastern and central Europe (2004); and Brazil (2007), where they performed to sold-out venues in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Scaglione has also arranged musical collaborations for the orchestras with many nationally and internationally celebrated concert artists, as well as many regional performing arts institutions.
Maestro Scaglione has also served as Artistic Director of the Choral Society of Montgomery County in residence at Montgomery County Community College from 2002 to 2012. From 2006 through 2010, he was Resident Music Director and Conductor for the Luzerne Music Center (NY). He is a former member of the faculty and administrative staff of Temple University Music Preparatory Division. Because of his work with the PYO program, Maestro Scaglione was elected by his peers in 2006 to serve as Chairman of the Youth Orchestra Division Board of the League of American Orchestras, and served on the League’s Board of Directors.
Additionally, Maestro Scaglione’s involve-ment with the greater Philadelphia cultural and social community includes service as a member of the Board of Directors of The Philly Pops; and Treasurer of Studio Incamminati. Past appointments included serving as Director of The Union League of Philadelphia; and Vice Chairman of The Youth Work Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia; among others.
Maestro Scaglione graduated with honors from The University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and holds a Master of Music degree from Temple University. Philanthropy is paramount to Maestro Scaglione, and he teaches his students the importance of “giving-back” to one’s community through one’s talents.
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Rosalind Erwin Director and Conductor
Violin IEsther Kim, ConcertmasterLea WangVictoria SmithSaakshi NavileMelody YuShua KimMadison Li Ananya MuthuskrishnanVincent Cart-SandersAndrea EleazarHelena MunozNeha NarayanJennifer Guo Bryan ToweyDaniel Lee Kevin HuFrank Wang Jason Ren
Violin IINicholas Hsieh *Bowen YingVirginia YuClaire LiJung-Me LeeDaniel KwonPamela LiKirsten HoHeidi SuhSiddhar th Parameswar Ocean ShenRachel HuangCarly MitchellEva Li June ParkJamie Dinella
ViolaGia Angelo *Sung-Me LeePeirce EllisSejin ParkAnthony StacyFelicia ChenEmma MaloneyAnton Belzer
VioloncelloAidan Bolding *Leigh MagnessJason TanJessica Zhang Danny BishopEugenia FengAllison ChoDavid GrosmickJonathan MillerMatthew WongAudrey Zhang Nathan MannJing Yi LovickAriadne Jones-DavidisDavid KimLuigi P. Mazzocchi
Double BassCamille Donoho *Julia CrainicLane Magness Austin GentryHannah Perron +
Flute/PiccoloTaylor Kang *Sarah ParkMagellan RankinAnna Ridenour
Oboe/English HornAnna DevineCecilia DiazColin Li *Elisa Macera *
Clarinet/Bass ClarinetYerin ChangRobin Y. Choi *Marquise Lindsey-BradleyAlexander Phipps
BassoonDavid Hiester * Elexys McDowellJoseph PlavinLexia Tomino
French HornGuthrie BuehlerCaitlin CaiMaxwell DuSophia Filippone * Daniel WuBenjamin Kenzakowski +
TrumpetSamuel Love *Lucas Sachs
TromboneJeremy Horn *Ethan SpingarnEhren Valmé +
TubaJames Crew *
Timpani/PercussionZeke Millrood *
PianoBrett Miller *
* Section Leader + PYO Intern Winds, brass, percussion rotate.
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra • 2016–2017
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Rosalind Erwin Director and Conductor, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra
A flexible, creative and highly accomplished conductor, Rosalind Erwin is welcome on podiums both in the USA and abroad. Born in Great Falls, Montana, Rosalind Erwin began her musical studies on the clarinet and piano, and made her conduct-ing debut at age 13. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Performance from the New School of Music in Philadelphia and her Masters in Performance from Temple University. At Temple she studied with Anthony Gigliotti, Principal Clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra and was appointed Resident Conductor of the Composition Department. As clarinet-ist, Erwin has appeared soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has studied with and been mentored by con-ducting greats Riccardo Muti, Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman, Joseph Barone and William Smith. She has been honored by the Leopold Stokowsky Memorial Conducting Competition sponsored by the Rittenhouse Square Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Erwin was the founder and creative force behind Musica 2000 – The Symphony Orchestra where she commissioned works by emerging American composers and pre-sented world premieres both in the USA and abroad.
As Music Director of the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra, Erwin elevated the orchestra to exceptional artistic heights, expanded educational outreach via col-laboration with other arts organizations, introduced audiences to internationally renowned soloists and brought contempo-rary music into regular concert program-ming. Erwin commissioned and premiered the overture simple by Guggenheim Fellow Robert Maggio, as well as Alabanza by Philadelphia composer Kile Smith.
Highly acclaimed as an educator, Erwin has conducted Pennsylvania and New Jersey Music Educator Associations’ All-State, Regional and District Festival Orchestras. Erwin is the former Music Director and Conductor of the Delaware County Youth Orchestra, Luzerne Music Center, Settlement Music School Chamber Orchestra and Staff Conductor for the Philadelphia International Music Festival. Erwin has served as guest lecturer for Arcadia University’s Community Scholars program, and Guest Lecturer and Celebrity Guest for the Philadelphia Orchestra Lecture/Luncheon Series sponsored by the Rittenhouse Square Women’s Committee.
Guest conducting engagements have includ-ed orchestras in Portugal, Czech Republic, Croatia and Bulgaria, as well as throughout the USA. She was featured conductor dur-ing American Music Week with the Sophia Philharmonic in Bulgaria, and guest con-ducted Sinfonijski orkestar Hvratska vojske where she presented the Croatian premier of David Gillingham’s Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble with internationally renowned marimbist Ivana Bilic.
Erwin was named Director and Conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in January 2014. Since 2013 Erwin has also been Conductor and Music Director of the Drexel University Orchestra.
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra • 2016–2017
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Kenneth Bean Director and Conductor
Violin IMiles Zhou, ConcertmasterSemaj MurphyIsabel LeePatricia CaoDeja SmallAlisa DeczynskiSharon ChenKevin WuAkili Farrow +
Violin IIKevin Xu *Charis TrustyValerie CohenSaniya VaidyaMurphy WeiSean LiAditi PothukuchiRaphael Lopez +
ViolaAmber Li *Gia Angelo #Clara Bouch +Zebadiah Coombs +Isabelle D’Amico +Rachel Segal •
VioloncelloChristine Ma *Ashley IvesonLuke GrayGustavo MenezesEliza KaplanSabine Jung +
Double BassSophia Kelsall +Lane Magness #Hannah Perron +Raymond Zhang +
FluteCaleb BeckerElena BullSowmya BulusuMaya PosecznickMalinda Voell *
OboeNicole Guo *Norah Kaplan Anna Devine #
ClarinetMichael HuSumi JungJessica SpruillBryan Zhou *Richard ZhuOlin Zimmet
BassoonJustin ChoiEzra Frank *David Hiester #
TrumpetSimone DonohoWilliam Johnson *Kwangjun JungGiovanni PamphileMichael Pizzo
HornGuthrie Buehler #Gregory Greene +Sophia Filippone +
TromboneAgnes Williams *Ehren Valmé +
TubaEvan Sacks-Wilner +
PercussionChristopher Carlson +Haley Cowan +
HarpSarina Marone +
PianoMichael Yu *
* Section Leader • GuestMusician + PYO Intern # PYAO Intern Winds, brass and percussion rotate
Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra • 2016–2017
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Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra • 2016–2017
Following a desire to pass on the gift of music, Kenneth has worked with a number of music education organizations, including Play on, Philly! and Settlement Music School, both of which serve Philadelphia youth. He has also taught at summer festivals, such as Kinhaven Music School and Luzerne Music Center. He currently serves as Associate Director of the Primavera Fund, an initiative to fund music education for youth in Philadelphia.
In recent years, Kenneth has been most fortunate to engage his passion for con-ducting. He held the position of Music Director/Conductor of the Junior String Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley from 2011-2015. In 2016, he was appointed Music Director/Conductor of the Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley. He also serves as the Conductor for the Symphony in C Youth Orchestra. Kenneth currently lives in West Philadelphia.
Kenneth Bean Director and Conductor, Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra
Kenneth began seriously studying music as a high school student when he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. He matriculated to Oberlin Conservatory where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance, following which he completed a Master of Music Education from Jackson State University.
As a trumpeter, Kenneth has enjoyed a thriving freelance career, playing with such ensembles as Mannheim Steamroller, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Soulful Symphony Orchestra, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra. He can be heard on recordings with Symphony in C, the Monocacy Chamber Orchestra, and hip-hop artist Thee Phantom & the Illharmonic Orchestra.
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Bravo Brass • 2016–2017
Paul Bryan Director and Conductor
TrumpetGenna GoinsSamuel IstvanErik LarsonSamuel LoveRobert Skoniczin *Josue Villegas
HornEmerson AhnSophia FilipponeDaniel KlugmanBryan ManzanoKaren Schubert *
TromboneJustin AmgottJeremy HornTyler Jenkins-WongWilliam Saurman
Bass TromboneBarry McCommon *Ehren ValméMiller Yuan
TubaBrian Brown *James CrewEvan Sacks-WilnerCarolyn Tillstrom
PercussionMatthew Kallend +
* Bravo Brass Faculty + GuestMusician
Bravo Brass • 2016–2017
Paul Bryan Director and Conductor, Bravo Brass
Paul Bryan leads a distinguished career as both performer and educator. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University where he studied trombone with Glenn Dodson and Eric Carlson and conducting with David Hayes, Arthur Chodoroff, and Lawrence Wagner, Paul cur-rently serves as Director and Conductor of Bravo Brass – the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra brass ensemble, Music Director of The Philadelphia Wind Symphony, Head Conductor of the Young Artists Summer Program at Curtis Summerfest, Music Director of the Symphony in C Summer Camp, and a faculty member at Temple University and the Curtis Institute of Music.
Described by composer Eric Ewazen as a “stunning” interpreter producing per-formances with “riveting momentum and heartfelt lyricism,” Paul has led concerts with a variety of groups including the wind and brass ensembles of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass, and Boyz II Men.
Sought after for his ability to train gifted instrumentalists, Paul pushes his groups to take risks and to make music as opposed to just playing it. Past positions have includ-ed Conductor of the Drexel University Orchestra, Conductor of the Philadelphia All-City High School Concert Band, and appearances with the ensembles of the New York Summer Music Festival, Play On, Philly!, and numerous honor groups in the Delaware Valley.
A respected member of the Philadelphia area’s musical community, Paul serves as Dean of Faculty and Students at the Curtis Institute of Music where he directs the educational programming and curricular life of one of the world’s foremost conservatories.
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PRYSM • 2016–2017
Gloria dePasquale Director and Conductor
Violin IKyla Curnow, ConcertmasterKatharine Neary, Assistant ConcertmasterDori OlsonBrandon HsuDean MoonMiro RajAlexandra BeekleyChloe HyunBole YingChristopher LiMichael Chou
Violin IIJeremy Luu *Angelique PayneDylan HuffmanMichael PatridgeShreya HarikrishnanKrystal MichomaElliot LeeZoe Berman
ViolaChristopher Tyburski *Lela Miller
VioloncelloFeyi Adebekun *Abigail WolfElijiah LeeAriadne Jones-DavidisBenjamin KozoloffMark LancasterDeana YuanTheo SharpEugenia LiRuijia YangAdina OlsonOwen LiEthan LeeEthan NiuMichael GaoCharles Witmer
Double BassTrevor Russin *Surya Penna
* Section leaders
PRYSM • 2016–2017
Gloria dePasquale Director and Conductor, PRYSM, Director, PRYSM Young Artists
Gloria dePasquale joined the ‘cello sec-tion of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1977 at the invitation of Eugene Ormandy. She is a graduate of The New England Conservatory of Music and graduated with honors with both her BM and MM degrees as a student of Stephen Geber.
‘Cellist of the dePasquale String Quartet for more than two decades, the quartet was in residence at Villanova University and pre-sented a highly acclaimed chamber music series performing with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Christoph Eschenbach, Yefim Bronfman, Wolfgang Sawallisch, and Andre Watts. Ms. dePasquale was also ‘cellist of the dePasquale trio, performing alongside daughter, Francesca and her late husband, William.
Mr. and Mrs. dePasquale were frequent soloists with area community and youth orchestras, performing both the Brahms Double Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ La Muse et le Poète. Their last public performance together was in June of 2010 in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center performing with PYO. Mrs. dePasquale had also appeared as soloist with the PYO in Verizon Hall, performing Haydn’s C Major ‘Cello Concerto and Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante.
Ms. dePasquale is an advocate for music education both at The Philadelphia Orchestra where she serves on the musi-cian education committee and at the PYO organization where she is Artistic Advisor to the organization. In addition to serv-ing as director and conductor for PRYSM, Ms. dePasquale designed and directs the PYO College and Conservatory Audition Preparation Program and directs the PYO masterclass and sectional program.
Ms. DePasquale maintains a large private studio and her graduating students are regularly accepted to the nation’s finest conservatories, colleges, and universities. Ms. DePasquale teaches for the New York State School of Orchestral Studies and is also on the faculty of Luzerne (NY) Music Center, Philadelphia International Music Festival, and Carnegie Hall’s NYO2.
Ms. dePasquale serves on the board of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the board of the League of American Orchestras.
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PRYSM Young Artists • 2016–2017
PYO Organization Interns
ViolinDaniel Cho +Kirsten Ho # •Nicholas Hsieh # •Eva Li # •Austina Lin + •Anne Liu +Johnny May +Lily Mell +Torrie Smith # •Heidi Suh # •Bryan Towey #Grace Wei +
Viola Joshua Baw + •Ella Maloney + •Emma Maloney # •Seijin Park #
Violoncello Allison Cho #Nathan Mann #Katie Quinn +Kail Yuan +
Double Bass Camille Donoho # •Julia Crainic # •
* Section Leader + PYO Member # PYAO Member • PRYSMAlumnus
Gloria dePasquale Director
Andrea Weber Conductor
Violin IJustin Chow, ConcertmasterKai FreemanSarah Li
Violin IISydney Chen *Jacqueline ChowRegan LeeAnanda LeahyAva LuuSophia RothmanLiana YauAmelia Fisher
ViolaMona Redder *
Violoncello Katina Pantazopoulos *Thayne SharpMatthew TyburskiMabel QiuLucas MoonLiam Corrigan
PRYSM Young Artists • 2016–2017
Andrea Weber Conductor, PRYSM Young Artists
Andrea Weber, cellist and string special-ist, has been teaching and performing in the Philadelphia region for 11 years. After working for Temple University’s Community Outreach program from 2005-2007 Ms. Weber went on to co-create and teach for Symphony in C and the LEAP Academy’s after school string program. In 2008, she joined the teaching faculty of the Musicopia String Orchestra as well as the coaching staff of the PRYSM Young Artists orchestra. During this time Ms. Weber performed as a section cellist for both the Lancaster Symphony and Symphony in C and became a founding member of the Elysium String Quartet.
Ms. Weber currently teaches for two divi-sions of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization as Site Manager at the City School in Fairmount for Tune Up Philly and Conductor of PRYSM Young Artists. In 2013, Ms. Weber was named Lower School String Specialist at the Friends Select School where she teaches 3rd and 4th grade string ensembles.
As a cellist, Ms. Weber is focusing on her work as a crossover musician. She has the pleasure of writing cello parts and impro-vising with regional songwriters including Matt Duke and Andrea Nardello. Her ses-sion work is featured in over 25 records as has been aired on national and internation-al radio broadcasts. She has performed with featured artists at the Philadelphia Folk Fest, the Bethlehem Music Festival, the Dewey Beach Music Festival, World Café Live in Philadelphia, The Queen in Wilmington, the Tin Angel, and has won such awards with Andrea Nardello as the Philadelphia Songwriter’s Competition.
Ms. Weber holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master’s Degree in Cello Performance from the Ester Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
Tune Up Philly • 2016–2017
Paul Smith Director and Conductor
ViolinDonovan Ajiboye *Victoria Alamo •Logan Amaya •Mackenzie Austin +Da’Jah Ballenger +Sofia Barone •Luke Becker *Maggie Becker *Benjamin Bergman-Miller •Assata Boelter +Hanirah Dolan +Morgan Ebo •Serenity Fairfax +Tre Ferguson •Aa’Sia Freeman *Raegan Henry *Zyree Isley +Andre Johnson *Avyanna Jusino *Wisdom Lambert *Jaiden Lewis-Palmer *Kaniya McKenzie +Sydney Newmuis *Hannah Perez-Parks +Nye Powell •Welton Redhawk •Kayla Reeves +Kaya Sanchez *Naje Smith +Rylee Smith *Ariel Trusty •Charis Trusty •Nat White •Soldier Williams *
ViolaGabriel Devine •Intisaar Edwards •Jacob Feldman •Raquel Alamo •Eloisa Tovar •
VioloncelloAurie Brown •Divine Epps •Evelyn Feldman •Alana Jones •Jazmyn Pope •Fatoumat Sidibe •
FluteCaleb Becker •Eisa Kelly •Samyyah Muhammad •Brendan White •
ClarinetJeffrey Bedford •Elijah Bryant +Kameryn Bunn •Zephyra Devine •Hamirah Dolan +Inaya Edwards •Destiny Fairfax +Shanjae Fergerson +Makai Garnett +Riley Hardee +Shakur Johnson •Tasia Jones +Safiya Muhammad •Kyaire Peterson +Tymia Pratt +Tynira Pratt +Tori Shears •Samir EJ Watson +
TrumpetMax Austin +Tyra Baker •Makiyah Blackwood +Adrianne Brown +Jayla Hill +Salim Kelly •Lola Lane +Augustina Ocasio +Caleb Olshefski •Amare Page +Geonna Peterson +Kareem Peterson +Levi Pope •Shakim Sligh +Tamira Tomlin +
* The City School at Fairmount + Saint James School • TheSalvationArmy Ray & Joan Kroc Center
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Tune Up Philly • 2016–2017
Paul Smith Director and Conductor, Tune Up Philly
Mr. Smith is an active composer, performer and educator. As a performer, Mr. Smith has premiered dozens of works to include the premiere of Robert Cuckson’s “Concerto for Guitar” with the Mannes Orchestra under David Hayes and the premiere recording on the Vienna Modern Masters label of David Loeb’s “Asian Fantasias” for solo guitar. He received his Bachelors of Music from the Mannes College of Music studying under Frederic Hand where he was awarded the Associated Music Teacher’s award. Mr. Smith received a Masters Degree from The Juilliard School where he studied under Sharon Isbin and was a recipient of the McCabe Fellowship award, specializing in creating performance
based educational outreach programs. He has performed with The New Juilliard Ensemble, ICE, and has received intensive baroque performance coaching from Lionel Party. Mr. Smith’s compositions have been featured in venues ranging from Alice Tully Hall, to Seoul, Korea, and receives regular commissions for new works. His voice and guitar ensemble, The Spoon River Duo, specializes in works for the classical guitar and voice medium and has also premiered numerous commissions. Mr. Smith has developed after school enrichment pro-grams at The School at Columbia University and instrumental instruction at Settlement Music Schools in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization
Louis Scaglione President and Music Director
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is the tri-state region’s premier youth orchestra organization for gifted, young, classical musicians, and one of the oldest and most highly regarded youth orchestra organiza-tions in the United States. For 77 years, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization has been providing professional-caliber musical experiences to young instrumental-ists, while thrilling discriminating audiences in the Greater Philadelphia region and across the globe.
The organization has six programs: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra (PYMO), Bravo Brass, Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM), and Tune Up Philly, an El Sistema inspired program.
Ranging in age from 6 to 21 years, the musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization are selected by competitive audition and come from a 70-plus-mile radius of Philadelphia encompassing nearly 20 counties within Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Through advanced orchestra repertoire, students are challenged to perform at pro-fessional levels, to strive for advanced musi-cianship, and to achieve superior technical, musical, and personal application.
Former PYO musicians currently hold chairs in most of the top 20 professional orches-tras in the United States, with 12 PYO alumni currently serving in The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Extraordinary artistic leadership is a hall-mark of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization. Adolph Sorian (1940–1941), J.W.F. Leman (1941–1952), William R. Smith (1952–1954), and Joseph Primavera (1954–2005) served as Music Directors, with Maestro Primavera having had the extraordinary distinction of being the longest-serving active conductor of any orchestra in the world. Louis Scaglione, appointed in 1997 by Maestro Primavera and the PYO Board of Trustees, continues the legacy of leadership currently serving as the PYO organization’s President, CEO and Music Director.
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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization
higher learning around the globe. Maestro Bryan serves as both the Dean of Faculty and Students and a faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music. An accomplished trombonist and teacher, he also holds posi-tions as Music Director of Symphony in C’s Summer Symphony Camp and Head Conductor of the Young Artist Summer Program at Curtis.
Philadelphia Region Youth String Music
Philadelphia Region Youth String Music offers unparalleled, personalized small group instruction and educational sup-port for beginning to intermediate string students, under the direction of the highly respected Philadelphia Orchestra cel-list Gloria dePasquale. With performance opportunities alongside the program’s faculty, PRYSM also provides members with peer mentors from the senior ensembles of the PYO organization. Maestra dePasquale joined The Philadelphia Orchestra’s cello section in 1977 at the invitation of Eugene Ormandy. She was cellist of the dePasquale String Quartet and dePasquale Trio. She is an advocate for music education and chairs the Music Education Committee of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and is senior artistic and educational advisor to PYO. She maintains a large private cello studio, and is nationally recognized as an instructor of cello performance.
Tune Up Philly
Tune Up Philly offers a differentiated musi-cal curriculum that was created to meet the specific needs of students living in challenging social and economic conditions, with a focus on effecting meaningful com-munity change. As the first Philadelphia-area El Sistema program founded in 2010, Tune Up Philly offers children in under-resourced communities an opportunity to learn and perform orchestral music and make a true difference within their communities, both through the use of music and through a purposeful connection with others. An award-winning educator, classical recording artist, and nationally performed composer, Paul Smith, Director of Tune Up Philly, holds degrees from Mannes College of Music and The Juilliard School. Mr. has helped hundreds of families and leading cultural institutions use intensive performing arts to engage communities and foster success.
The PYO organization receives support from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a commonwealth agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Education & The Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, having been presented on tour in over twenty coun-tries, is one of the most well-recognized youth orchestra programs in the nation. It provides the region’s most advanced classical instrumental music students with unparalleled training and performance opportunities with world renowned solo-ists under the direction of Maestro Louis Scaglione, one of the leading youth orches-tra conductors in the country. In addition to the opportunity to showcase their tal-ents through high-profile radio broadcasts on WRTI FM and live performances in Verizon Hall of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, members learn character-building life skills and supplement their col-legiate and conservatory applications, mak-ing them strong candidates for acceptance into the most prestigious universities and conservatories around the world.
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra chal-lenges students through sophisticated symphonic repertoire and musical discipline, is under the director of Maestra Rosalind Erwin. PYAO further provides the opportu-nity to rehearse standard orchestral reper-toire with a highly experienced professional conductor ; to work with master teachers in sectional rehearsals; to participate in a concerto competition; and to perform in high-profile professional venues throughout the greater Philadelphia region, including The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Ms. Erwin, a graduate of the New School of Music and Temple University, studied conducting with Ricardo Muti, Leonard Slatkin, and David Zinman. She was previously Music Director of the Pottstown Symphony and is currently Music Director and Conductor of the Drexel University Orchestra.
Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra
Philadelphia Young Musicians Orchestra, a new and expanded educational offering of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organiza-tion, is a beginning to intermediate level full symphonic orchestra that provides most students with their first introduction to large orchestral playing. Through a challeng-ing repertoire including both arrangements and original masterworks, students are challenged to hone their talents for listen-ing, blending, balancing, and making music within the full orchestral context. PYMO prepares its members for participation in Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra — and, eventually, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Maestro Kenneth Bean is the director and conductor of PYMO, and is also Conductor of the Junior String Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley and Symphony in C Youth Orchestra, and Associate Director of the Primavera Fund.
Bravo Brass
Bravo Brass, the only year-round brass ensemble in the Philadelphia area and one of only three in the country and under the direction of Paul Bryan, offers the highest level of individual and ensemble training opportunities for the most accomplished young brass musicians in the area. In addi-tion to the opportunity to showcase their talents through multiple live performances throughout the year, members have dis-tinguished themselves and gained accep-tance to some of the most competitive and prestigious institutions for music and
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In Appreciation
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization, and the Board of Trustees thank the following individuals, corporations, foundations and govern-ment agencies for their generous contributions during the past year.
This list acknowledges donations through February 15, 2017. If a name, company, foundation or government agency has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies and notify us by calling 215 545 0502.
Foundations
Judith Haskell Brewer Fund of the Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central VA
Julian A. and Lois G. Brodsky Foundation
D’Addario Foundation
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Elsie Lee Garthwaite Memorial Foundation
The Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund
H.E.L.P. ® Foundation
Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation
Colleen Maguire Family Fund
The Maguire Foundation
The McGinley Family Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Philadelphia Foundation
A. Carter Pottash Family Foundation
The Presser Foundation
Psalm 103 Foundation
The Rittenhouse Foundation
The Robinson Family Foundation of The Jewish Communal Fund
The Samantha Fund of The Community Foundation of NJ
The Seattle Foundation
Jean and David Soll Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
William Penn Foundation
The Wright-Hayre Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation
In Appreciation
Corporations
Aetna Foundation
AirProducts, Corp.
Allen Organ Company
AmazonSmile Foundation
Archer & Greiner, P.C.
Bachrach Photography
BHC Holdings, Inc.
Brown Brothers Harriman
Citizens Bank
Comcast
Custom Processing Services, Inc. (Sandra & Jeffrey Klinger)
David Michie Violins, LLC
Donatic
Eastern Standard
Frederick W. Cook & Co., Inc.
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Give with Liberty
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching Gift Program
Gramercy Property Trust
GTPHL, LLC
The Haverford Trust Company
Henry Troemner, LLC
Horsham Veterinary Hospital
Jacobs Music Company
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
J.W. Pepper, Inc.
Karen Corbin Communications
Love the Arts in Philadelphia
Macy’s Philadelphia
Microsoft Matching Gift Program
Network for Good
Paone Design Associates
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
PNC Bank
The Prime Rib of Philadelphia
PSEG Power of Giving Program
Quaker Chemical Foundation
Republic Bank
The Royal Heritage Society of the Delaware Valley
SAP Software Solutions
SKF, Inc.
Society of The Sons of St. George
Southern Ocean Medical Center
Station Place Enterprises
Studio Incamminati
Strine Family of Companies
UHS of Delaware, Inc.
UHS of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Tiffany’s Bakery
Veritable
The Welsh Society of Philadelphia
Government
Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund
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In Appreciation In Appreciation
Patron $1,000 – $2,499
The Adebekun Family, in memory of Maestro William dePasquale
Joan Carter & John Agliaoro
Gabriel Battista
Michael Bleiman, in honor of Margery & Howard Bleiman
Susan Bleiman-Soll & Adam Soll
Lois & Julian Brodsky
Dr. Lydia Ogden & Dr. James Buehler
Anne Callahan & Charles Croce
Salvatore DeBunda, Esq.
Barbara & Michael Devine
Linda & GE Donoho, in honor of Camille Donoho
Jayne & Walter Garrison
Penelope Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Henze
Alysson Cwyk & Colleen M. Hood
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Edith May
Susan Ng & Andrew Maidment
Graham & Susan McDonald
Joseph Petko
Kerri Ryan, in memory of Helen Carp
Dr. Bradley Robinson
Yumi & Henry Scott
Charlotte Sibley, Mendelssohn Club
Martha & Ronald Stang
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Warhol
Lisa & Greg Warshaw
Benefactor $5,000 and above
Anonymous
Min Chang
Drs. Robert Day & Trude Haecker Day
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph DiMauro
Gary Frank
Dorothy & Frank Giordano
Sarah & Zachary Johns, Esq.
Renée Dillon & Phillip Johnson, MD
Leroy Kean, in honor of Louis Scaglione
Frances & James Maguire
Sharon & Joseph McGinley
David R. McShane
Denise Houghton, Esq. & David Michie
Louis Scaglione
Matthew Skilton
Alice & Walter Strine, Esqs.
Josephine Templeton
Jennifer Hsieh
Peter Jang, in honor of Daniel & Sarah Jang
Michele & Donald Kenzakowski
Sandra & Jefferey Klinger, in honor of Gia Angelo
Dr. Jiyeon Lee, in honor of Chloe Cho
Junghe Lee
Dr. Charles Lentz & Matthew Malinowski
Yinghe & Austin Li, in honor of Delia Li
Don S. Liuzzi
Mark Nicoletti, Sr.
Elizabeth Pitcairn
Wayne Shuh
Linfeng Song & Weiqing Xuan
Gang Wei
Guarantor $2,500 – $4,999
Nancy Moses & Myron Bloom
Marie & Joseph Field, in honor of David Michie
Robert Foley
Drs. Tsai-Ching & Yixin Guo, & Mr. Shangen Lu
Susan & James Matour
Drs. Kenneth Blank & Donna Murasko
Christina & Carl Primavera, Esq.
Leslie & Frank Skilton, in honor of Maestro Louis Scaglione
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Smith
Karen & David Smith
MaryTeresa Soltis, Esq.
Denise Valme-Lundy, Esq.
Donor $500 – $999
Anonymous
Mary & Robert Ballard, in memory of Maestro Joseph Primavera
Willo Carey & Peter Benoliel
Joellyn & Edward Cattell
Gloria dePasquale
Monica & Daniel DiLella
Kathy & David Dinella
Dr. Reginald & Mrs. Kathy Foy
Judith Francis
Alice & Stephen Gaston
Elizabeth Gemmill
Heather Giampapa
Lorrie Gunn
Lynn & Steve Hewitt
Gladis & Richard Hwang
Joanne & Walter Jenkins, Esqs.
Julie Jensen & Robert Bryan
Charles Lentz, in honor of Geana Snart
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In Appreciation
Friends Up to $249
Eunice & Henry Alexander
Jill & Paul Aschkenasy
Jessica Attie
Dagny Barone
Dr. Alec Beekley
Cynthia & David Beekley, in honor of Alexandra Beekley
Brian Benda
Frances Berkman
Rita Bevilacqua, in memory of Richard Bevilacqua
Jerry Bidlack, in honor of Kenneth Bean
Harriet Bleiman, in memo-ry of Margery Bleiman
Mary Bobolis
Ann & Scott Botel-Barnard
Joan & George Brantz
Kathleen Breslin
Kristen Poole & Martin Brueckner
Barry Buchy
Nancie W. Burkett
Kristin & Ulf Cahn von Seelen
Sigrid & Ulf Cahn von Seelen
Yurn Li Or & Wenwen Cai
Christine Charles
Ren Egawa & Rujing Chang, in memory of William dePasquale
Contributor $250 – $499
Julie & Eugene Allport
Anonymous, in honor of Geana Snart
Susan & Dave Bravo
Carolyn Cohen
Lei Cui
Jason DePue, in memory of William dePasquale
Gerard Donahue, in memory of Sharon Donahue
Deborah & Gary Dorshimer, MD
Rosalind Erwin, in memory of Rosamond Jeanette & William Nathan Erwin
Margaret G. Ewing
Phyllis Fox
Patricia Furlan
Alice & Stephen Gaston
Mandi Jo & David Hanneke
Dorothy & George Hawke
Peggy Hobbs, in honor of Michael Chou
Karen & William Hoffman, in honor of Cayley Hoffman
Lisa & William Hoffman
Commander Michael & Mrs. Terez Kearney
Gisela & Herold Klein, in honor of Louis Scaglione
Robert Laskowski
William Leach, in honor of Arnold Grossi
Michael Li
PeiHong Chen & Peng Liu
William Loeb
Christine Lussier & Robert Hamill
James Lynch
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch
Nathalie & John May
Robert Mead, in honor of Gareth T.E. Haynes
Margaret & William Metz
Barbara Mitnick
Sue & Steve Munzer
Barbara Noseworthy
Serena & Frank Pantazopoulos
Rong Wang & Zhiping Qiu
Maureen Quinn
Dr. Harry Rosenthal
Sharon Roszkowski
Sheryl & Eric Rothman
Ramona & Jack Vosbikian
Winnie Zhu & Qi Wang
Michelle Che & Xiao Yang
P. K. Yegneswaran
In Appreciation
Jeri & David Kozloff, in honor of Benjamin S. Kozloff
Mary Louise & Kenneth Kubacki
Jeffrey Lang
EunJoo Lancaster
Dr. Morton A. Langsfield, DDS
Gregory Lare
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lawler
Rob Lawless
Brad Lederman
Michele & Robert Levin, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Laura Lewis (Buckwald)
Ilene & William Lipshutz, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Min Zhu & Wei Liu
Tarasa Lovick
Judy & Charles Lyons, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Lynne & Bill MacKnight
Douglas Mapp
Margarete & Robert Marvin
Meg Matlack
Robert & Theresa McLaren
Elizabeth McLean
Philip Mendelsohn
Frances Menin
Lan Jin & Gang Cheng, in honor of Nina Cheng
Kathy Chou
Karen Huang & Paul Chou
Maria Christou
Sharon Clark
Charlene Clarke
Shannon Cline
Diane & Ross Collins, in honor of Joshua Collins
Peter Cressman
Lisa Crocker
Joseph, Veronica, & Olivia Cwynar, in memory of Sharon & Louis Scaglione
Monica & William DeGrandis, in memory of Otello & Eleanor DeGrandis
Debora L. DeVaughn
Frances Dimond
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dinella
Jay Donner
Cristin Dziekonski
Hope & Matthew Feldman
Phyllis Fox
Joseph Freedman
Martha Friedman, in mem-ory of Marcia Kopps
Chun Ren & Peng Gao
Charlotte Gardiner
Mark Garvin, in memory of Bob Gallagher
Alfred Gaus, Jr.
Kevin Gifford
Nancy & William Giles
Michelle Golden
Kris & Jeff Grabell
John Granozio, in honor of Gloria & William dePasquale
Kent Gushner, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Kate Hall, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Lucinda & Roland Harper
Catherine Harper & Roy Winnick
Daphne Child Hill & Jesse Hill, in memory of Stanley Child
Sharon & Isidore Hofferman
Sophie Huang
Alexander Ioffreda
Nicholas Ioffreda
Sandra & Richard Josephs
Roger Janssen
Ming Jiang
Michelle & Michael Johns
Christiane & Takahito Kambarra
Michelle & Richard Kang
Ruth Kartman, in honor of David Segal
Susan Ketell
Denise Kinney
Susan Kirsch
Lorraine Kligman
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In Appreciation
Richard Donald Smith
Carole Solomon, in memo-ry of Margery Bleiman
Gary & Amy Steinberg, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Jill & Sydney Steinberg
Shari & Richard Steinberg, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Patricia Stewart
Nancy Stokking
Elaine & Martin Sussman, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Michelle Sysol
Nara Takakawa
Chik-Kwun Tang
Claire & Evan Thomas
Ann Marie Turner
Jaohanna & Jonathan Tyburski
Kathleen & David Vito
Richard Vogel
Deborah Volker
Caroline Walsh
Eve Warner
Lesley & Mark Weber
Robin Weiner
Rochelle, Jonathan, Haley & Drew Weiss
Jerome Wigler, in memory of Joeseph Primavera
Martin Wilensky
John Wolf
Brian Wormley
Marguerite Mertz & Michael Lynagh, in honor of Dan Rothermel
Susan Meyer, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Kimberly Miller
Margarita Montanaro
Jean Hee Moon
Richard Mulford
Nancy & Michael Neary
Holly & Norman Nelson
Maria L. Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Reade Nimick
Etta & Charles Nissman, in memory of Margery Bleiman
William J. Nolan
Frances O’Brien, in honor of Nanette A. O’Brien
Hirono Oka
Mira & Timothy Olsen
Irene & Theodore Oslick
Andrea Packard & Jay Dahlke
Theodore Pasternak, in memory of Michael Maleno
Melissa Patridge
David Paulsen
Kelly & Michael Perron
Robert & Lance Podell
Leonard Podolin
Linda Polishuk
Joy Pollock
Mark Rachlin
Min Zhong & Dejian Ren
Rosemarie & Bill Reynolds
Catherine Robinson
Albert Rodstein, in memo-ry of Margery Bleiman
Toba Guttler Rotman, in honor of Ruth H. Guttler
Arlene Rubin, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Geoffrey Rupprecht
Steven Sacks-Wilner
Ralph Sauer, in memory of Joseph Primavera
Selma & Samuel Savitz
Pascale & Matthew Shaftel
Thuy Pham Sharp
Shelley A. Showers
Rita & Charles Schedel, in honor of Dr. Margaret A. Schedel
Barbara & Richard Schmeltzer
Joseph Shapiro
Cheryl & Robert Shelderfer
Mung-Yo Sheu
Joan & Leonard Shore
The Siegel Family, in mem-ory of Margery Bleiman
Janet Sigman, in memory of Margery Bleiman
Robert Simpson
David Smith
Rheta Smith